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The greatest contemporary r&b artists of all time

74 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Rihanna

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop
16.314
Why this number?
The full board
2 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 14.114
3 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 13.723
4 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 12.770
5 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 9.292
6 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 8.637
7 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 7.651
8 Frank Ocean United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 7.190
9 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 7.071
10 Drake Canada flagCanada · 1986– · hip hop 6.533
11 Aaliyah United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 5.885
12 Alicia Keys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · contemporary r&b 5.774
13 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 3.644
14 Sade United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 3.546
15 Justin Timberlake United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 3.486
16 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 2.654
17 Toni Braxton United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · pop 2.220
18 Destiny’s Child United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990–2006 · contemporary r&b 2.200
19 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 2.009
20 Christina Aguilera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · pop 1.989
21 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 1.898
22 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 1.880
23 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 1.869
24 Sabrina Carpenter United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · pop 1.835